by kristinoakley | Oct 24, 2022 | Newsletter, Writing Life
I have exciting news! My short story, “Jessie’s Jelly Joint,” won first place in the Chicago Writers Association’s Short Story Contest on Friday, October 14th at the CWA Party! I wrote “Jessie’s Jelly Joint” about nine years...
by kristinoakley | Aug 5, 2022 | Newsletter, Writing Life
I walk two to four miles every day while brainstorming ideas for my books or listening to audiobooks (and photographing wildlife). Currently, I’m listening to The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained, or Persuasion, depending...
by kristinoakley | Jul 8, 2022 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter, Writing Life
Last week, I finished the first draft of The Renegade, the fourth book in The Devil Particle Series. WOO HOO!! But, while the draft is finished, the book certainly isn’t. The ending doesn’t have the impact I want and the whole manuscript needs a lot...
by kristinoakley | May 13, 2022 | Newsletter, Writing Life
In “Two Book Cover Possibilities–Which Do You Like?” I invited you to vote for your favorite cover design for my young adult dystopian novel The Devil Particle. The results are in and we have a winner! Before I reveal the official cover, I’d...
by kristinoakley | Mar 4, 2022 | Newsletter, Writing Life
Exciting news — I’ve hired a book cover designer for my Devil Particle Series! His name is Patrick Knowles and his clients include HarperCollins, Little Brown, and Random House. He’s designed covers for George R. R. Martin and Charlaine Harris...
by kristinoakley | Dec 20, 2021 | Newsletter, Writing Life
After sixty years on this planet, I have all the material things I need. And those things seem to reproduce. Honestly, I’ve donated three carloads of stuff to St. Vincent’s in just the last two weeks and I’ve barely scratched the surface. So, while a...
